Exeter City FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Exeter City FC

1 – 1

Full Time

Northampton Town FC

Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC St. James Park 6,834 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 42' Dara Costelloe

Sonny Cox 87' 1–1

Y 51' Terry Taylor

Ilmari Niskanen 69' Y

Sonny Cox 89' Y

Caleb Watts 89' Y

Y 90' Dara Costelloe

Overview

Match Preview

Exeter City FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at St. James Park.

Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Charles Breakspear
Assistant 1 Justin Amey
Assistant 2 Marcus Carmichael (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Exeter City FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Northampton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC 2024-08-17 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Exeter City FC 2024-04-20 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Exeter City FC 2023-09-30 Exeter City FC 0–2 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	Northampton Town FC	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–3	L
15 Feb	Cambridge United FC	A	1–0	W
11 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–4	L
01 Feb	Stevenage FC	A	1–4	L
28 Jan	Leyton Orient FC	H	2–6	L

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	Exeter City FC	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	Barnsley FC	H	1–2	L
22 Feb	Bristol Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
15 Feb	Wrexham AFC	H	0–2	L
07 Feb	Mansfield Town FC	A	1–0	W
01 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–2	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Exeter City FC and Northampton Town FC has kicked off!
5' Northampton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Northampton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' Northampton Town FC have won 158 goals from 191 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Northampton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' The travelling Northampton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' Ilmari Niskanen gets the nod from Exeter City FC. He replaces Jack McMillan and will look to change the dynamic.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Exeter City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
42' Dara Costelloe makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Northampton Town FC are in front.
47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
51' It’s gonna be a card for Terry Taylor.
56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Exeter City FC and Northampton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
61' Tyler Magloire is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Northampton Town FC so far.
65' Another substitution for Exeter City FC to replace Jack Aitchison by Reece Cole on 65 minute.
68' Northampton Town FC make a change. Tariqe Fosu-Henry trudges off to be replaced by Tyler Roberts on 68 minutes.
69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ilmari Niskanen on 69.
69' Ali Koiki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aaron McGowan at the 69 minute mark.
74' Fresh legs for Exeter City FC! Joel Colwill comes on to replace Ryan Trevitt.
79' Congo international William Hondermarck has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
84' A change in the Northampton Town FC ranks — Tyler Magloire exits the field as William Hondermarck enters on 84.
87' Sonny Cox makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Exeter City FC are in front.
89' It’s a booking for Exeter City FC player. Sonny Cox gets a card.
90' It is a substitution in Northampton Town FC team. Dara Costelloe is replaced by James Wilson on 90 minute.
90' It’s a booking for Northampton Town FC player. Dara Costelloe gets a card.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Reece Cole ↑ 65'
14
Ilmari Niskanen ↑ 25'
17
Caleb Watts ↑ 74'
8
Ed Francis
16
Patrick Jones
23
Joel Colwill ↑ 74'
19
Sonny Cox

Coach Gary Caldwell

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Sam Hoskins
1
Lee Burge
3
Aaron McGowan ↓ Ali Koiki 69'
12
Nesta Guinness-Walker
2
Tyler Magloire ↓ William Hondermarck 84'
16
Terry Taylor
35
Max Dyche
15
Dara Costelloe ↓ James Wilson 90'
24
Tariqe Fosu-Henry ↓ Tyler Roberts 68'
10
Mitch Pinnock
8
Ben Perry ↓ Jordan Willis 84'

Bench

19
Tyler Roberts ↑ 68'
6
Jordan Willis ↑ 84'
11
James Wilson ↑ 90'
14
Ali Koiki ↑ 69'
23
William Hondermarck ↑ 84'
13
Nikola Tzanev
30
Samy Chouchane

Coach Kevin Nolan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Hoskins	1
Patrick Brough	1
Jon Guthrie	1
Will Aimson	1
Luke Harris	1
Cameron McGeehan	1
Callum Morton	1
Tristan Crama	1

Head to Head

Exeter City FC Form

2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-02-22 Charlton Athletic FC 3–0 Exeter City FC L 2025-02-15 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Exeter City FC W 2025-02-11 Exeter City FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-02-01 Stevenage FC 4–1 Exeter City FC L 2025-01-28 Exeter City FC 2–6 Leyton Orient FC L

Northampton Town FC Form

2025-03-01 Exeter City FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-02-25 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2025-02-22 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2025-02-15 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Wrexham AFC L 2025-02-07 Mansfield Town FC 0–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-02-01 Northampton Town FC 3–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.2 Exeter City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Northampton Town FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC32% Draw28% Northampton Town FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

68%

Exeter City FC or Northampton Town FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC22% Draw47% Northampton Town FC31%

Actual: Northampton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

8.9%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

2 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap	Exeter City FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.